Key Facts about Philippines

The Philippines is an island country of Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. Read more about Key Facts about Philippines, Location, Water Bodies, Capital City, Latest News.

Key Facts about Philippines

Philippines Latest News

Recently, an offshore earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck Cebu province in central Philippines.

About Philippines

  • Location: It is an island country of Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean.
  • It shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the west, Taiwan to the north, Palau to the east, and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south.
  • Water Bodies: It is surrounded by the South China (north and west); Philippine Sea (east); Celebes Sea (south); and by the Sulu Sea to the (southwest). 
  • Highest Point: Mount Apo.
  • Major Rivers: Cagayan River (Philippines’ longest river), Mindanao, Agusan etc.
  • Volcano: Mayon Volcano, one of the most active in the country.
  • Climate: Tropical and monsoonal.
  • Major Lake: Laguna de Bay
  • Natural resources: Timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper
  • The Philippines is the third-largest producer of geothermal energy globally, after the United States and Indonesia.
  • World Heritage Site: The Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park site in the Philippines is inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1999.
  • Capital city: Manila

Source: IE

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